Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-25
CHRTSTMASanNAY.4rar
Crowded Stores and Happy
Homes.
How IL ts,ill-.-Be 0bserved-'in the
Various Churches Holt
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various CliuFcleS-H0ll-
,@s daytWeek.if { PA i,
-sil.g...,a f.ss'' sf'lr tft'a i'-'iA :
ss, SiAgissygnas in las. Angeles is mael
Ike isis. everywhere else ~ the eisl
ilizsd. World, and to7dsya its ,ealehra
tipp viii ocrpr ip. ali the churches in
the Union, III the past wesk Epres;
arations lave been in progress Ion il
celebration in the homes Of the peo
pie, and in honor of the occasion the
stores and shops pitt, on their most
attractive garbs. Most OF themLwcre
rewarded literally for this, and while
there Is no lack of business on ofdin.
airy occasions, their. sales this ye,u
have been enormous. The city has
been full OF visitors, and alEof them
have friends and relatives in StHe
East TO whom they felt il necessary 10
seIid tokens OF Remembrance. Be
sides tiiese-eacl, one of 5000 resi-
dents could not let the occasion pass
without an oi'ena aud arse hsartgd
giving. .4n'a pr5sperosls eity lll& lxs
Angeles ths giving OF costly presents
is a more common occnrrcps, th@l in
otlier cities, bat outside OF tlsese there
were. the s.ehiHiren ta make aPispy,
add all daytyesterday the streets were
lHlsT With tile parcats, + Who fnade
puphassof toys ana, carried Them
home themselves, to be sure that they
got there i;rtime. 3. Nearly every holy
who was on the street. last
night and Yesterday AFTERNOON
carried bundle, and some hid their
arms so full of bundles that it was
with difficulty they were. able te-Blake
their NAY through the crowded
streets.I .,f.,nl s> 80; ~ 81. 'f.i 30.
Last right the Iania on Min and
Spring streets Mas. worse. than ever.
and it cexaailfts1;ap peared assifi every
body was ONT and ina hurry. M n, . - Z.
The t65ple weiltsifl a hurrys,i from
one stofeto anothenin search of.whit
they wafted, and, every place where
there wasEept anything whiehimigbt
answer iof Christmas present was
filed to.itsuttnost-. cqpJcity. :. There
were n6tsahougli clerks to wait on. the
customers fast enough and TIERS we're
many who were forced to return
home with their lists untitled. At an
early hour last night:s1 lii8bv
happy homes were filled
with the MERRY atighter @t the little
ones AZ theS Here han .Hdtheir pres-
csts YfomSthe Christmas frees. 1t
was perhaps the case that there were
not quite SO many tOflfisbnlas ireeS III
this city as in other and cIeaIf1r
,.l;nostfsol stup..tj5o c6;,drar, VAR. i,66ne
az - ,; ~ IL trastaS I'd ID
tDgy VIII he seen on tie streets with
their new possessions. in whjcilSley
will be happy for someseime 70 tSon f,
Others beside the ehildren4. aiaye
b Deen %a s ho a s BY a the r rsss Of
persons were met with wlb,Qs had aiE IT,
presents. Among others was
the City Attorney. DAILY. who
was pTesHpteds MEL. Il. III M't,ch NM
g ansist f. Pi 81 ay4,eiatios oi ND III
aanrt. and euceess in oettino the
t1 M -, III
somelv chased and engraved ansewas
snrmounted by large sized diamond.
Employers made their II employees
happy spfesen.ihs them wit1
articles ana increase Oh saiary, anu
TINS mornlng everyosot w M WI VI
IN a@eetseft irslme o. MIND, aole anu
willing TO attend the services ~ she
churches, e. and take y earnest .part
theIeIh;sf;le.<s.;; 2 .,,s.5.'s.;,
atIhe c q nave, heen pre-
parng especiat services iof D,Ssy,
and5wttn one, sxesR',o'l taey vii 30. DC